Argument Indicators Quick Reference

A good way to spot an argument and identify its components are to look for the following words.

Premise Indicators

because	given that
since	granted that
for	for the reason that

Conclusion Indicators

therefore	thus	it follows that
so	accordingly	I conclude that
hence	and [so]	my conclusion is

Ralph H. Johnson, J. Anthony Blair. Logical Self-Defense. New York: IDEA, 2006. 13.